Shloka 17
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
वर एष ममात्यन्तं दृष्टस्त्वं यत्ू सनातन: । भगवन् विश्वदृक् सिंह: सर्वमूर्तिर्महान् प्रभु:
vara eṣa mamātyantaṃ dṛṣṭas tvaṃ yato sanātanaḥ | bhagavan viśvadṛk siṃhaḥ sarvamūrtir mahān prabhuḥ ||
Nārada dit : «Voici pour moi le bienfait suprême : t’avoir contemplé, Toi l’Éternel. Ô Seigneur Bienheureux, Tu es le voyant de l’univers entier, sans crainte tel un lion, prenant toutes les formes, le grand Maître souverain. Ta vision est, à elle seule, ma plus haute récompense.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that direct vision of the Eternal Lord (darśana) is itself the highest blessing—surpassing external gifts—because the Lord is all-seeing, fearless, omniform, and the supreme sovereign.
Nārada addresses the Lord in reverent praise, declaring that merely having seen Him is Nārada’s greatest boon, and describing the Lord’s cosmic attributes: all-seeing, lion-like fearlessness, and omniform greatness.